Dill St. parking lot closed for paving,will re-open as a permit-only lot

Auburn, NY -- Auburn's Dill Street parking lot -- the municipal lot on the south side of Dill Street between North and State streets -- is getting a makeover.

The lot will be closed today and either Thursday or Friday for paving, and when it reopens only people with parking permits will be allowed to park there.

The meters in the lot have been removed and will not be re-installed, Police Chief Gary Giannotta said. Instead, anyone who wants to park there after the paving work is completed must buy a permit from the treasurer's office at city hall, the chief said.

A six-month permit costs $200, the treasurer's office said.

William H. Lupien Jr., city superintendent of engineering services, said paving crews will clean and prepare the existing surface of the lot today and lay down a new surface either Thursday or Friday.

Lupien said that while the lot is closed, those who usually park in the lot can park for free at the on-street meters on Dill Street, between North and State streets.

In addition, those who have permits to park in the lot can park during the project at no cost in the city parking garage on Lincoln Street, he said.